Compute for the Age-Specific Fertility Rate (ASFR) given the following data: In 2019, a certain province's number of live births to women in the age group 15 to 19 was 10,000. That... Compute for the Age-Specific Fertility Rate (ASFR) given the following data: In 2019, a certain province's number of live births to women in the age group 15 to 19 was 10,000. That same year, there were 150,000 women in the same age group 15 to 19. Read more

Steps to Solve

1. Identify the values needed for the calculation

We have the following values:

• ( B_i ): Number of live births to women aged 15-19 = 10,000
• ( W_i ): Total number of women aged 15-19 = 150,000
• ( K ): A constant used for per 1,000 women = 1,000

2. Set up the formula for ASFR

The formula to calculate the Age-Specific Fertility Rate (ASFR) is:

$$ ASFR = B_i \times \frac{K}{W_i} $$

3. Plug in the values into the formula

Substituting the known values into the formula gives:

$$ ASFR = 10,000 \times \frac{1,000}{150,000} $$

4. Perform the calculations

First, calculate the fraction:

$$ \frac{1,000}{150,000} = \frac{1}{150} $$

Now substitute back:

$$ ASFR = 10,000 \times \frac{1}{150} $$

Which simplifies to:

$$ ASFR = \frac{10,000}{150} $$

5. Calculate ASFR

Now perform the division:

$$ ASFR = 66.67 $$

6. Round to the nearest whole number

Rounding ( 66.67 ) gives us ( 67 ).